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Having no controls over immigration is not progressive, it is libertarian and serves the interest of large capital. Allowing people to work illegally may be liberal in an extreme classical sense, but it is strongly opposed to working class interests as it UNDERCUTS SOCIAL SECURITY, raises unemployment, and depresses wages.
Allowing sanctuary cities where citizens are currently being shaken down in every which way to fund ailing police budgets, but illegal immigrants are let go (because dealing with them is too much trouble - and upsets their powerful employers - and the Feds won't deport them) is clearly antithetical to democratic and republican concepts of the equal application of the law to all.
No, don't respond by saying that George Bush and the Republicans are bad and just want to leave immigrants without any protections. Very good, we all know this, no argument here. But Bush and the elite Republican leadership also consistently supported an extremely liberal immigration policy, the full implementation of which was only blocked by a grassroots conservative-LABOUR coalition. But a purely exploitative policy versus a crackpot 'allow all immigrants in and give them full legal protections and benefits' policy are NOT THE ONLY OPTIONS!!!
Support social security! Support labour! Deport illegal workers (they do in social democratic countries)! Throw exploiting employers of illegal immigrants in jail! Support the republican equal application of the rule of law to all (no benefits for illegals or their exploiters)! This is the rhetoric of social and economic justice. - Thomas SmithermanMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:26:42 +0100